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Sexy East Villager Open for New Year's; Bar Blanc Opening Not Imminent

<strong>East Village</strong>: One of <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/11/gael_greenes_secrets_of_restau.html">Gael Greene&#8217;s sexy-restaurant-picks</a>, <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/strip-house/">Strip House</a>, made this list of New Year&#8217;s Eve dining options. [<a href="http://www.restaurantgirl.com/restaurantgirl/2007/12/new-years-eve-.html">Restaurant Girl</a>] <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/12/sakaya_and_its_allday_sampling.html">Sakaya and its daily tastings</a> are now just a day away. [<a href="http://downbythehipster.blogspot.com/2007/12/hello-sakaya.html">Down by the Hipster</a>]
<strong>Fort Greene</strong>: The new trattoria Caffe e&#8217; Vino&#8217;s menu is so standard that it&#8217;s not doing a good jobs of tempting potential diners. [<a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/food/archives/2007/12/fort_greenes_ne.php">Eat for Victory/VV</a>]
<strong>Union Square</strong>: The area "centered on Broadway south of Madison Square" was called Ladies Mile in the 1800s because of its concentration of retails shops. Nowadays, restaurants like <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/tocqueville/">Tocqueville</a>, <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/blt-fish/">BLT Fish</a>, and <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/bar-stuzzichini/">Bar Stuzzichini</a> have made the locale a culinary destination. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/nyregion/thecity/09rest.html?_r=1&ref=thecity&oref=slogin">NYT</a>]
<strong>West Village</strong>: <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/bar-blanc/">Bar Blanc </a> is supposed to open on Saturday, but these pics of the unfinished space might tell a different story. [<a href="http://eater.com/archives/2007/12/certified_not_o.php">Eater</a>]